Day 1b of Event #1: $560 NLH Kicks Off Shortly at bestbet Jacksonville
Welcome to Day 1b of Event #1: $560 NLH in the 2022 Winter Series at bestbet Jacksonville. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. EST for the second of three flights in the opening event of the series. The three opening flights will combine into Day 2 on Sunday, January 30.
Thad McNulty is the Day 1a chip leader after going on a late run to bag 353,000 in chips. He leads a field of 17 that will return on Sunday for the finale. The opening event is the first in a series with eleven events that will culminate in a $2,000 Main Event with two opening flights February 4-5.
Event #1: $560 NLH Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Thad McNulty | 353,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Enrico DiFranco | 332,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Ronald Johnston | 285,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Steve Zhang | 238,000 | 79 |
| 5 | Joshua Burbul | 192,000 | 64 |
| 6 | Pom Souvannasoth | 164,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Richard Padin | 145,000 | 48 |
| 8 | William Thomas | 145,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Matthew Sundberg | 128,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Jean Tenhulzen | 126,000 | 42 |
Players will start in 20,000 in chips and levels are 30 minutes long. The tournament will play eight-handed and registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 10 each day, and unlimited registration is available until that point.
Day 1a ended with 8:00 left in Level 13, and the remaining two opening flights will play until approximately 12.5% of the field remains. Players may re-enter on Day 1b and Day 1c even if they were not eliminated on a previous starting day. A player’s highest chip stack will advance and the others will be removed from play.
Be sure to stay with the PokerNews live reporting team all weekend long as we bring you live reports from the opening event of the 2022 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville.